AB Institutional Perspectives Webinar

Broader Horizons:

The Evolving High-Yield Landscape

Major changes and tremendous growth in high-yielding sectors have expanded the universe of public and private assets, creating diverse opportunities and laying the foundation for Next Generation fixed-income solutions.

A replay is now available of our July 17 webinar, in which Alison Martier, Senior Portfolio Manager, and Gershon Distenfeld, Director of High Yield, discuss how investors can capitalize on the potential of Next Generation fixed-income strategies.

Who should watch the replay?

This webinar is for investors looking to review the implementation of high-yield allocations to better meet their investment goals.

Alison M. Martier is a Senior Portfolio Manager and a member of the Rates & Currencies Research Review team. She is also a Senior Vice President and serves as Director of the Fixed Income Senior Portfolio Manager team. Prior to assuming her current role, Martier served as director of the firm’s US Core Fixed Income service from 2002 to 2007. She joined the firm in 1993 from Equitable Capital, where she began as a trader in 1979 and was named portfolio manager in 1983. Martier is the co-author of “LDI: Reducing Downside Risk with Global Bonds,” published in The Journal of Investing. She holds a BA in economics from Northwestern University and an MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business. Martier is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York

Gershon M. Distenfeld directs all of AllianceBernstein’s investment activities regarding high-yield debt securities across dedicated and multisector fixed-income portfolios. He is also a member of the Absolute Return, Global High Income and Global Credit portfolio management teams. Prior to joining the firm’s Fixed Income department in 1998, Distenfeld was an operations analyst supporting the emerging-market desk at Lehman Brothers. He holds a BS in finance from the Sy Syms School of Business at Yeshiva University and is a CFA charterholder. Location: New York

Webinar Replay Archive

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